Handspring Visor Handheld Platinum User Guide

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Logic buttons
Statistics buttons
Shifts the value to the left and fills the new places with 
zeros.
Enters D in a hexadecimal calculation.
Enters E in a hexadecimal calculation.
Enters F in a hexadecimal calculation.
Calculates bit-by-bit commonalities between two 
arguments.
Calculates bit-by-bit unique occurrences in two 
arguments.
Shifts the sign bit to the right in signed mode.
Enters A in a hexadecimal calculation.
Enters B in a hexadecimal calculation.
Enters C in a hexadecimal...

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Weight/Temp buttons
Calculates the square of the sum of the values in the 
statistics memory list.
Opens the Statistical Data dialog box where you can 
view, edit, delete, and clear values in the statistics 
memory list.
Displays the number of values in the statistics memory 
list.
Calculates the factorial of any integral from 0 to 170.
Generates a random number between 0 and 32767 and 
then divides this number by 32768 to generate a random 
fraction between 0 and...

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Length buttons
Indicates the current value is entered in degrees 
Fahrenheit. When you tap this button after tapping 
another unit of measure, it converts the value to degrees 
Fahrenheit.
Indicates the current value is entered in degrees Celsius. 
When you tap this button after tapping another unit of 
measure, it converts the value to degrees Celsius.
Indicates the current value is entered in inches. When 
you tap this button after tapping another unit of 
measure, it converts the...

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Area buttons
Indicates the current value is entered in square inches. 
When you tap this button after tapping another unit of 
measure, it converts the value to square inches.
Indicates the current value is entered in square feet. 
When you tap this button after tapping another unit of 
measure, it converts the value to square feet.
Indicates the current value is entered in square yards. 
When you tap this button after tapping another unit of 
measure, it converts the...

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Volume buttons
Indicates the current value is entered in teaspoons. 
When you tap this button after tapping another unit of 
measure, it converts the value to teaspoons.
Indicates the current value is entered in fluid ounces. 
When you tap this button after tapping another unit of 
measure, it converts the value to fluid ounces.
Indicates the current value is entered in cups. When you 
tap this button after tapping another unit of measure, it 
converts the value to cups.
Indicates the...

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Creating a custom view
You can modify any existing Advanced Calculator view to create your 
own view. While customizing a view, you can change the button 
names as well as the button definitions.
To create a custom view:
1. From the Advanced Calculator screen, tap the Menu icon  .
2. Tap Program, and then tap Export.
3. Tap the pick list and select the view you want to modify.
4. Tap Export and then tap OK.
5. Tap Done.
6. In Memo Pad, open the memo containing the...

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Calculator menus
Calculator menus are shown here for your reference, and Calculator 
features that are not explained elsewhere in this guide are described 
here. See “Using menus” in Chapter 1 for information about choosing 
menu commands.
Options menus
Program menu
About 
CalculatorShows version information for Calculator.
Export
Opens the Export dialog box where you can select a 
view definition to export to Memo Pad.
Import
Opens the Import dialog box where you can select a 
view...

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CityTime
CityTime enables you to display the day and time in your home city 
and in four other cities around the globe. Whether you’re travelling or 
at home, now it’s easy to keep track of the best time to reach your 
business associates, friends, and family in far away places.
Setting your home city
The home city serves as a point of reference for your other city 
selections. The information displayed for all the other cities is based 
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Selecting remote cities
In addition to your home city, you can display the day and time for 
four other cities anywhere around the globe. These other cities are 
called remote cities.
To set your remote cities:
1. Tap a pick list in the lower part of the CityTime screen and select 
the city closest to the city you want to display.
Tip:If a nearby city isn’t in the list, you can use the Edit Cities 
command to add a new city to the list. See the next section 
“Adding cities” for...

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CityTime menus
CityTime menus are shown here for your reference, and CityTime 
features that are not explained elsewhere in this guide are described 
here. See “Using menus” in Chapter 1 for information about choosing 
menu commands.
Options menu
Utilities menu
About CityTime
Shows version information for CityTime.
Help
Displays online help for the CityTime screens.
Change 
LocationOpens the Change Location dialog box where 
you can select the city to which you are...